1. Kevin, In Europe people are not used to ordering things fron the catalogues, they go, see and buy. This is the reason that Dell will
not be doing well here.
2. Hagelling is fine with me, but when one smile, I take it he is
happy. How can I deal with people that when they smile, it means, up
yours you stupid uncivilized Gaijin(hope the spleeing is right?) Boshido(again speling??) and business don't go together. When they come to do business in Europe they behave much better than with the
Americans. A few years ago they tried to pull fast one on France. French government asked them to take 50,000 VCR's to a special custom
in Lyon, and put 6 custom officers to inspect 10,000 video palyers
one by one. Working at 6 hours a day, and doing 20 units inspection
it would have taken them years to finish the inspection. Japanes
govenment got the message, and since there has been no obstacle
for French goods. We have a surplus of trade with Japan and not a
defecit. In the US, you don't have only commercail interest with
japan, but it is political. So, US negotiaters have to go soft. You
go soft with these guys and they think your a uncivilized and stupid
foreigner. Kevin, I say the things as they should be said, I have
no querele with Japanese people that I find kind, and correct, it is
their commercail policies that stink!
Yaacov |
